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Insafe Newsletter

Issue 12: February 2006, Safer Internet Day

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Editorial
Welcome to the February 2006 edition of the Insafe newsletter

A total of 37 countries, and around 100 organisations took part in Safer Internet Day on 7 February 2006. In addition to the many national, regional and local events, there was a worldwide "blogathon" for safer internet.

103 blog entries and 300 comments were posted in just 24 hours - an
impressive showing! The blogathon, put together by public-interest
organisations, schools, libraries and national ministries and institutions across the world, mirrored multiple facets of cyber-society and the broad palette of issues it faces.

Cultural diversity and freedom of expression, social networking and file-sharing have come under the scrutiny of bloggers, along with the attendant issues of copyright, false identity, stranger danger, hacking, security threats and more.

This blogathon has also given to all of us an opportunity to understand how internet safety issues are dealt with in the different countries, and to identify some good ideas.

Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media, and Patron of Safer Internet Day
 

News

Austria "helps Rookie" on Safer Internet Day
Many enthusiastic kids and parents joined the exciting internet rally in Austria’s largest museum area on 7 February 2006.
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Young safer internet ambassadors join the blogathon
On Safer Internet Day 2006, pupils from a Danish school class were appointed Safer Internet Ambassadors. They illustrated their function as role models for other children on the international Insafe blog with their advice on the safest use of the internet.
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European Commission to assess filters
The Safer Internet Programme has initiated a study aiming at an independent assessment of the filtering software and services.
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Safer Internet Day a success in Greece
The Safer Internet Day 2006 celebration in Greece featured a conference in Thessaloniki. There was high attendance from a wide range of sectors; media, government, education, IT companies, and others.
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Wide participation on Safer Internet Day in Finland
Safer Internet Day is known as "Information Security Day" in Finland. The event reached out to small and medium size companies, as well as teachers and pupils.
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Iceland focuses on net ethics
Safe Internet Day was a high-profile event in Iceland. The Minister of Education launched a conference on net ethics and there was a public debate at both local and national level about safer internet issues.
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Swedish Minister visits web community
On Safer Internet Day young Swedish members of the web community Lunarstorm got the opportunity to meet Mr. Leif Pagrotsky, Minister for Education, Research and Culture.
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Slovenia organises round table on Safer Internet Day
On 7 February, Slovenian Awareness Node SAFE-SI organised a successful and well-attended round table entitled "Education and ethics of young people on the internet."
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Events

Safer Internet Day Blogathon
7-15 February 2006
Worldwide
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E-Days
1 March 2006
Vienna, Austria
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About Insafe
Insafe is a European network of 23 nodes in 21 countries, dedicated to raising awareness of internet safety. The network includes a broad range of organisations, including charities, universities and media councils.

The Insafe network is coordinated by European Schoolnet, and supported by the European Commission’s Safer Internet Programme.

Further information about the Insafe network and its members is available on the Insafe portal.

Contact
Further details about Insafe and Internet safety are available on the portal at:
www.saferinternet.org

Please email any enquiries about Insafe to:
info-insafe@eun.org

 

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